Our country and region is currently reliant upon fossil fuels like coal and other high-risk energy sources like nuclear power that endanger our economy, health, security, water resources, and the environment. For too long, utilities and leaders in the Southeast have supported these high-risk, polluting energy sources, while ignoring affordable energy efficiency and clean, water-saving renewables such as wind and solar. With limited resources to invest in new energy infrastructure, the Southeast should move away from high-risk energy choices and instead maximize the potential from energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Rush to Build New Nuclear Power: TVA and Administration Ignore Cost and Safety
TVA and the Trump Administration are rushing new nuclear power plant technologies that are unproven and not cost effective while weakening the regulatory framework designed to review cost and safety
Sweeping South Carolina Energy Legislation Embraces Fossil Gas and Nuclear, Mixed Bag for Clean Energy
South Carolina legislators enacted unwise regulatory rollbacks and rate increases to enable fossil fuel expansion, but also included provisions that may expand renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Suffering from Delusions of Nuclear Grandeur and Amnesia, TN Senators Recklessly Step into TVA Leadership
Senators Blackburn and Hagerty’s call for a new “interim CEO” at TVA to “lead the way in our nation’s nuclear energy revival” through a reckless push for SMRs puts ratepayers at risk.